ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Pathways to Writing

A K-5 Modeled and Shared Writing Program

Pathways to Writing offers engaging resources to support students in writing and help teachers model and explicitly demonstrate the steps of the writing process. The program for Grades K–3 includes large trifold poster kits (12 per grade) with full-color text passages and writing process organizers. Grades 4–5 provide these resources as charts on a CD-ROM with printable resources and files for interactive whiteboard or LCD projector. Detailed modeled and shared writing lesson plans have a two-part instructional sequence. Part 1 uses modeled and shared writing to demonstrate, teach, and practice a single stage in the writing process while focusing on a specific text type. In Part 2, students and teachers share in the creation of a piece of text in the same text type from prewriting through publishing. Other materials include a program guidebook, task cards for independent writing, and full-color classroom pointers posters.

Each of the twelve 22 X 28 poster kits includes 6 write-on/wipe-off posters: one full-color text model, four black-and-white writing process organizers, and one revising tips poster. Learn more >

Pathways to Writing Grade K Lesson Plans

Detailed modeled and shared writing lesson plans accompany each trifold poster kit. Each 12-page lesson plan follows a two-part instructional sequence: modeled writing focuses on a specific text type and writing process step, while shared writing takes a piece of writing in the text type through all the steps in the writing process. Learn more >

Pathways to Writing Grades K-3 Teacher Guidebook

The Guidebook for Instruction supports teachers in providing engaging, structured, and explicit writing instruction. The guidebook includes a program outline, methods of modeled and shared writing instruction, learning outcomes and indicators, six traits connections, and more. Learn more >

Pathways to Writing Grade K Classroom Pointers Posters

Two posters are included with every grade level kit: one with pointers for recording (drafting), including tips about mechanics; the other with pointers for editing and publishing, including proofreading marks. Learn more >